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Show uo I Will Accept Appointment From Governor Davis of Virginia. r WASHINGTON, Nov 17 At ihe request re-quest of Presideni Wilson, Secretary Glass will accept the appointment as senator from Virginia, to succeed the late Senator Thomas S. Martin, it was announced today at the White House. After receiving the appointmonl from Governor Davis oi Virginia, Mr. Glass asked the president what bis j wishes were and Mr. Wilson replied that he would like Mr. Glass to accept. Secretary Glass has consulted with members of the senate who told him 1 I there was no particular need for him to take the oath as a senator for a! week or more. Meantime he will continue con-tinue to serve as head of the treasury department. At the White House it was sa no successor to Mr. Glass had been decided decid-ed on and that the president's mind was open. The name of Daniel C. Roper, Ro-per, commissioner of internal revenue, I was added today to the list of possible successors to Mr. Glasa |